Lilac (Syringa 'Betsy Ross') in the Lilacs Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	10 feet (in 16 years)
Plant Spread:	13 feet (in 16 years)
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Spring Other: Early April
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant:	Butterflies
Resistances:	Powdery Mildew Deer Resistant

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Sep 2, 2013 4:28 PM concerning plant:

This lilac is well adapted to warmer climates and has good tolerance to powdery mildew. Lovely 'Betsy Ross' was the first lilac cultivar released by the U.S.National Arboretum. It was selected for its abundant, white, fragrant flowers and rounded growth habit

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 21, 2015 11:59 PM concerning plant:

Introduced by the United States National Arboretum in July, 2000.

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